Carl Williams Losses

Carl Williams had 10 losses in his professional boxing career of 40 fights — two of them in world-title fights and eight in non-title fights. Six of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Williams' losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Carl Williams loses to Anthony Green

    On October 30, 1997, a 37-year-old Carl Williams (30-9, 21 KOs) and Anthony Green met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days.

    Carl Williams lost to Anthony Green via TKO in the 7th round, and adds an loss to his record at 30-10.

  • 2.

    Carl Williams loses to Melvin Foster

    On March 17, 1995, a 35-year-old Carl Williams (26-8, 20 KOs) and Melvin Foster met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days.

    Carl Williams lost to Melvin Foster via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 26-9.

  • 3.

    Carl Williams loses to Alexander Zolkin

    On July 22, 1994, a 34-year-old Carl Williams (26-7, 20 KOs) and Alexander Zolkin met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 28 days.

    Carl Williams lost to Alexander Zolkin via TKO in the 7th round, and adds an loss to his record at 26-8.

  • 4.

    Carl Williams loses to Frank Bruno

    On April 24, 1993, a 33-year-old Carl Williams (26-6, 20 KOs) and a 31-year-old British boxer Frank Bruno (35-3, 34 KOs) met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days. Bruno was on a 3-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.

    Frank Bruno stopped Carl Williams via TKO in the 10th round. Bruno improves his record to 36-3 (35 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 26-7.

  • 5.

    Carl Williams loses to Tommy Morrison

    On January 16, 1993, a 33-year-old Carl Williams (26-5, 20 KOs) and a 24-year-old Tommy Morrison (34-1, 30 KOs) met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 13 days. Morrison was on a 6-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 4 days.

    Tommy Morrison stopped Carl Williams via TKO in the 8th round. Morrison improves his record to 35-1 (31 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 26-6.

  • 6.

    Carl Williams loses to Jerry Jones

    On March 22, 1992, a 32-year-old Carl Williams (24-4, 19 KOs) and Jerry Jones met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.

    Carl Williams lost to Jerry Jones via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 24-5.

  • 7.

    Carl Williams loses to Tim Witherspoon

    On March 8, 1991, a 31-year-old Carl Williams (23-3, 18 KOs) and a 33-year-old Tim Witherspoon (33-3, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days. Witherspoon was on a 8-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 17 days.

    Tim Witherspoon defeated Carl Williams via split decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Witherspoon improves his record to 34-3, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 23-4.

  • 8.

    Carl Williams loses to Mike Tyson

    On July 21, 1989, a 29-year-old Carl Williams (22-2, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 23-year-old Mike Tyson (36-0, 32 KOs).

    Williams came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 11 days. Tyson was on a 36-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 26 days.

    Mike Tyson made quick work of Carl Williams, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 37-0 (33 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 22-3.

  • 9.

    Carl Williams loses to Mike Weaver

    On February 16, 1986, a 26-year-old Carl Williams (17-1, 13 KOs) and a 34-year-old Mike Weaver (27-11-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring.

    Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Weaver was on a -1-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 1 day.

    Mike Weaver stopped Carl Williams via TKO in the 2nd round. Weaver improves his record to 28-11-1 (19 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 17-2.

  • 10.

    Carl Williams loses to Larry Holmes

    On May 20, 1985, a 25-year-old Carl Williams (16-0, 12 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight IBF and The Ring title held by 35-year-old Larry Holmes (47-0, 34 KOs).

    Williams came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 27 days. Holmes was on a 47-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 5 days.

    Larry Holmes defeated Carl Williams via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles. Holmes improves his record to 48-0, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 16-1.

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